Sec. 20-159. Apprentices to register; certification by employer.
Sec. 20-159. Apprentices to register; certification by employer. Each person
entering into employment in an optical office, store or establishment for the purpose of
obtaining practical experience and skill required under the provisions of this chapter
shall register as an apprentice with the department and the computation of any period
of apprenticeship shall commence at the date of such registration. Such application for
registration shall be certified to, under oath, by the employer and by such applicant, and
the department may issue to such applicant an apprentice's certificate. A renewal of
each certification of such apprenticeship shall be filed with the department annually. A
fee of twenty-five dollars shall accompany the original application and any renewals of
the same. Any person who served part of his apprenticeship in any other state or country
not requiring such registration shall be obliged to give proof of such service satisfactory
to the department.
(1949 Rev., S. 4518; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 52; P.A. 80-484, S. 67, 176; P.A. 89-251, S. 93, 203.)
History: 1959 act increased fee from $3 to $5; P.A. 80-484 replaced "commission", i.e. commission of opticians, with
"department", i.e. department of health services; P.A. 89-251 increased the fee from $5 to $25.